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Efrem Melián; Julio Meneses – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Despite the increasing number of non-traditional doctoral researchers, this population's experiences remain largely understudied and their voices unheard. Through in-depth interviews with 24 part-time online doctoral candidates, we explored the perceived facilitators and barriers to academic integration and sense of belonging, as well as how…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Doctoral Students, Sense of Community
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Melián, Efrem; Reyes, José Israel; Meneses, Julio – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The online doctoral population is growing steadily worldwide, yet its narratives have not been thoroughly reviewed so far. We conducted a systematic review summarizing online PhD students' experiences. ERIC, WoS, Scopus, and PsycInfo databases were searched following PRISMA 2020 guidelines and limiting the results to peer-reviewed articles of the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Student Attitudes